The party could have been even more beautiful without this silly and dangerous event. Mathieu van der Poel won for the third consecutive time Paris-Roubaixwith a 1 minute and 18 seconds ahead of the second, the world champion Slovenian Tadej Pogacar.
His victory, “The one that made me suffer the most”he says after the race, could never have taken place whenA spectator launched him a container in the face in the paved sector of Templeuve, about 33 kilometers from the finish in Roubaix.
“It’s unacceptable. He was a full can, he weighed half a kilo and I was driving at 40 km/h. It is like receiving a stone in the figure. It hurt me very much. I hope that we can identify the spectator and initiate prosecution, “said the Dutch champion.
According to television images, the Alpecin runner was deliberately targeted by a spectator who threw a can in his face. And this is not the first mishap encountered by the Dutchman, Victim of sputum on other races.
Mathieu van der Poel said he wanted to initiate legal proceedings against this spectator. For the time being, he leaves northern hell with the hero costume and counts, despite this annoying episode, return next year to make the quadruple.
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